extend-grunt-api

extend-grunt-api

extend grunt api, like grunt.file、grunt.task, and more.

Getting started

In order to extend grunt API, first you need to install this plugin

npm install extend-grunt-api --save-dev

then, in your Gruntfile.js, add a line of code. All done, enjoy yourself. Currently, there are only a few APIs supplied, if you have more need or ideas, please let me know.

require('extend-grunt-api')(grunt);

grunt.file

grunt.file.copyDir(src, dest)

Copy directory src to dest recursively.

usage:

grunt.file.copyDir('src', 'dest');

grunt.task

grunt.task.getCurName()

Inside a grunt task, you can get the name of the task currently run by using this.name, but it doesn't work outside of task.

usage:

module.exports = function(grunt){

  require('extend-grunt-api')(grunt);
  
  grunt.log.write(grunt.task.getCurName()); // you will get 'hello' if you run task with 'grunt hello'
  
  grunt.registerTask('hello', function(){
    // sth todo
  });
};